List of Members of The Swiss Federal Council - Members

Members

№ Name Portrait Canton Election Left office Department headed Party Presidency Notes Seq
1 Furrer, JonasJonas Furrer ZH 01848-11-1616 November 1848 01861-07-2525 July 1861 Foreign affairs, Justice FDP/PRD 1848–49
1852
1855
1858		 Died in office A01
2 Ochsenbein, UlrichUlrich Ochsenbein BE 01848-11-1616 November 1848 01854-12-066 December 1854 Defence FDP/PRD — Not re-elected B01
3 Druey, HenriHenri Druey VD 01848-11-1616 November 1848 01855-03-2929 March 1855 Justice, Foreign affairs, Finance FDP/PRD 1850 Died in office C01
4 Munzinger, JosefJosef Munzinger SO 01848-11-1616 November 1848 01855-02-066 February 1855 Finance, Foreign affairs,
Posts and Construction,
Trade and Customs		 FDP/PRD 1851 Died in office D01
5 Franscini, StefanoStefano Franscini TI 01848-11-1616 November 1848 01857-07-1919 July 1857 Home affairs FDP/PRD — Died in office E01
6 Frey-Herosé, FriedrichFriedrich Frey-Herosé AG 01848-11-1616 November 1848 01866-12-3131 December 1866 Trade and Customs, Foreign affairs,
Defence		 FDP/PRD 1854
1860		 F01
7 Naeff, Wilhelm MatthiasWilhelm Matthias Naeff SG 01848-11-1616 November 1848 01875-12-3131 December 1875 Posts and Construction, Foreign affairs,
Trade and Customs, Posts,
Finance, Railway and Trade		 FDP/PRD 1853 G01
8 Stampfli, JakobJakob Stämpfli BE 01854-12-066 December 1854 01863-12-3131 December 1863 Justice, Foreign affairs,
Finance, Defence		 FDP/PRD 1856
1859
1862		 B02
9 Fornerod, ConstantConstant Fornerod VD 01855-07-1111 July 1855 01867-10-3131 October 1867 Trade and Customs, Foreign affairs,
Finance, Defence		 FDP/PRD 1857
1863
1867		 C02
10 Knüsel, Melchior Josef MartinMelchior Josef Martin Knüsel LU 01855-07-1414 July 1855 01875-12-3131 December 1875 Finance, Trade and Customs, Justice,
Foreign affairs, Home affairs		 FDP/PRD 1861
1866		 Elected after Johann Jakob Stehlin declined the election D02
11 Pioda, Giovanni BattistaGiovanni Battista Pioda TI 01857-07-3030 July 1857 01864-01-2626 January 1864 Home affairs FDP/PRD — E02
12 Dubs, JakobJakob Dubs ZH 01861-07-3030 July 1861 01872-05-2828 May 1872 Justice, Foreign affairs,
Home affairs, Posts		 FDP/PRD 1864
1868
1870		 A02
13 Schenk, KarlKarl Schenk BE 01863-12-1212 December 1863 01895-07-1818 July 1895 Home affairs, Finance,
Railway and Trade		 FDP/PRD 1865
1871
1874
1878
1885
1893		 Died in office B03
14 Challet-Venel, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques Challet-Venel GE 01864-07-1212 July 1864 01872-12-077 December 1872 Finance, Posts FDP/PRD — Not re-elected E03
15 Welti, EmilEmil Welti AG 01866-12-088 December 1866 01891-12-3131 December 1891 Defence, Trade and Customs,
Posts and Telegraph,
Posts and Railways, Justice		 FDP/PRD 1869
1872
1876
1880
1884
1891		 F02
16 Ruffy, VictorVictor Ruffy VD 01867-12-066 December 1867 01869-12-2929 December 1869 Finance, Defence FDP/PRD — Died in office C03
17 Ceresole, PaulPaul Cérésole VD 01870-02-011 February 1870 01875-12-3131 December 1875 Finance, Defence,
Foreign affairs, Justice		 FDP/PRD 1873 C04
18 Scherer, Johann JakobJohann Jakob Scherer ZH 01872-07-1212 July 1872 01878-12-2323 December 1878 Finance, Railway and Trade,
Foreign affairs, Defence		 FDP/PRD 1875 Died in office A03
19 Borel, EugèneEugène Borel NE 01872-12-077 December 1872 01875-12-3131 December 1875 Posts and Telegraph FDP/PRD — E04
20 Heer, JoachimJoachim Heer GL 01875-12-1010 December 1875 01878-12-3131 December 1878 Posts and Telegraph, Foreign affairs,
Railway and Trade		 FDP/PRD 1877 D03
21 Anderwert, FridolinFridolin Anderwert TG 01875-12-1010 December 1875 01880-12-2525 December 1880 Justice FDP/PRD — Died in office
(committed suicide)		 G02
22 Hammer, BernhardBernhard Hammer SO 01875-12-1010 December 1875 01890-12-3131 December 1890 Finance, Defence FDP/PRD 1879
1889		 E05
23 Droz, NumaNuma Droz NE 01875-12-1818 December 1875 01892-12-1818 December 1892 Home affairs, Trade and Agriculture,
Foreign affairs		 FDP/PRD 1881
1887		 Elected after Louis Ruchonnet and Charles Estoppey declined the election. C05
24 Bavier, SimeonSimeon Bavier GR 01878-12-1010 December 1878 01883-01-055 January 1883 Finance, Posts and Railways, Foreign affairs FDP/PRD 1882 D04
25 Hertenstein, WilhelmWilhelm Hertenstein ZH 01879-03-2121 March 1879 01888-11-2727 November 1888 Defence FDP/PRD 1888 Died in office A04
26 Ruchonnet, LouisLouis Ruchonnet VD 01881-03-033 March 1881 01893-09-1414 September 1893 Economic affairs, Justice, Foreign affairs FDP/PRD 1883
1890		 Elected after Karl Hoffmann declined his election. Died in office G03
27 Deucher, AdolfAdolf Deucher TG 01883-04-1010 April 1883 01912-07-1010 July 1912 Justice, Posts and Railways, Economic affairs, Foreign affairs FDP/PRD 1886
1897
1903
1909		 Died in office D05
28 Hauser, WalterWalter Hauser ZH 01888-12-1313 December 1888 01902-10-2222 October 1902 Defence, Finance, Foreign affairs FDP/PRD 1892
1900		 Died in office A05
29 Frey, EmilEmil Frey BL 01890-12-1111 December 1890 01897-03-1111 March 1897 Defence FDP/PRD 1894 E06
30 Zemp, JosefJosef Zemp LU 01891-12-1717 December 1891 01908-06-1717 June 1908 Posts and Railways, Foreign affairs CVP/PDC 1895
1902		 F03
31 Lachenal, AdrienAdrien Lachenal GE 01892-12-1515 December 1892 01899-12-3131 December 1899 Foreign affairs, Economic affairs, Home affairs FDP/PRD 1896 C06
32 Ruffy, EugèneEugène Ruffy VD 01893-12-1414 December 1893 01899-10-3131 October 1899 Justice, Home affairs,
Foreign affairs, Defence		 FDP/PRD 1898 G04
33 Mueller, EduardEduard Müller BE 01895-08-1616 August 1895 01919-11-099 November 1919 Justice, Defence,
Foreign affairs		 FDP/PRD 1899
1907
1913		 Died in office B04
34 Brenner, ErnstErnst Brenner BS 01897-03-2525 March 1897 01911-03-1111 March 1911 Justice, Foreign affairs FDP/PRD 1901
1908		 Died in office E07
35 Comtesse, RobertRobert Comtesse NE 01899-12-1414 December 1899 01912-03-044 March 1912 Finance, Justice,
Posts and Railways, Foreign affairs		 FDP/PRD 1904
1910		 C07
36 Ruchet, Marc-EmileMarc-Emile Ruchet VD 01899-12-1414 December 1899 01912-07-099 July 1912 Home affairs, Finance,
Foreign affairs		 FDP/PRD 1905
1911		 G05
37 Forrer, LudwigLudwig Forrer ZH 01902-12-1111 December 1902 01917-12-077 December 1917 Economic affairs, Home affairs, Foreign affairs, Defence, Justice, Posts and Railways FDP/PRD 1906
1912		 A06
38 Schobinger, Josef AntonJosef Anton Schobinger LU 01908-06-1717 June 1908 01911-11-2727 November 1911 Justice, Economic affairs, Finance, Home affairs CVP/PDC — F04
39 Hoffmann, ArthurArthur Hoffmann SG 01911-04-044 April 1911 01917-06-1919 June 1917 Justice, Defence,
Foreign affairs		 FDP/PRD 1914 E08
40 Motta, GiuseppeGiuseppe Motta TI 01911-12-1414 December 1911 01940-01-2323 January 1940 Finance, Foreign affairs CVP/PDC 1915
1920
1927
1932
1937		 F05
41 Perrier, LouisLouis Perrier NE 01912-03-1212 March 1912 01913-05-1616 May 1913 Posts and Railways, Home affairs FDP/PRD — C08
42 Decoppet, CamilleCamille Decoppet VD 01912-07-1717 July 1912 01919-11-077 November 1919 Home affairs, Justice, Defence FDP/PRD 1916 G06
43 Schulthess, EdmundEdmund Schulthess AG 01912-07-1717 July 1912 01935-04-1515 April 1935 Economic affairs, Economic affairs FDP/PRD 1917
1921
1928
1933		 D06
44 Calonder, FelixFelix Calonder GR 01913-06-1212 June 1913 01920-02-1212 February 1920 Home affairs, Foreign affairs FDP/PRD 1918 C09
45 Ador, GustaveGustave Ador GE 01917-06-2626 June 1917 01919-12-3131 December 1919 Foreign affairs, Home affairs LPS/PLS 1919 E09
46 Haab, RobertRobert Haab ZH 01917-12-1313 December 1917 01929-12-3131 December 1929 Posts and Railways FDP/PRD 1922
1929		 A07
47 Scheurer, KarlKarl Scheurer BE 01919-12-1111 December 1919 01929-11-1414 November 1929 Defence FDP/PRD 1923 Died in office B05
48 Chuard, ErnestErnest Chuard VD 01919-12-1111 December 1919 01928-12-3131 December 1928 Home affairs FDP/PRD 1924 G07
49 Musy, Jean-MarieJean-Marie Musy FR 01919-12-1111 December 1919 01934-04-3030 April 1934 Finance CVP/PDC 1925
1930		 E10
50 Häberlin, HeinrichHeinrich Häberlin TG 01920-02-1212 February 1920 01934-03-1212 March 1934 Justice FDP/PRD 1926
1931		 C10
51 Pilet-Golaz, MarcelMarcel Pilet-Golaz VD 01928-12-1313 December 1928 01944-11-077 November 1944 Home affairs, Posts and Railways,
Foreign affairs		 FDP/PRD 1934
1940		 G08
52 Minger, RudolfRudolf Minger BE 01929-12-1212 December 1929 01940-12-3131 December 1940 Defence SVP/UDC 1935 B06
53 Meyer, AlbertAlbert Meyer ZH 01929-12-1212 December 1929 01938-12-3131 December 1938 Home affairs, Finance FDP/PRD 1936 A08
54 Baumann, JohannesJohannes Baumann AR 01934-03-2222 March 1934 01940-12-3131 December 1940 Justice FDP/PRD 1938 C11
55 Etter, PhilippPhilipp Etter ZG 01934-03-2828 March 1934 01959-11-1919 November 1959 Home affairs CVP/PDC 1939
1942
1947
1953		 E11
56 Obrecht, HermannHermann Obrecht SO 01935-04-044 April 1935 01940-06-2020 June 1940 Economic affairs FDP/PRD — D07
57 Wetter, ErnstErnst Wetter ZH 01938-12-1515 December 1938 01943-12-3131 December 1943 Finance FDP/PRD 1941 A09
58 Celio, EnricoEnrico Celio TI 01940-02-2222 February 1940 01950-06-2323 June 1950 Posts and Railways CVP/PDC 1943
1948		 F06
59 Stampfli, WaltherWalther Stampfli SO 01940-07-1818 July 1940 01947-11-1818 November 1947 Economic affairs FDP/PRD 1944 D08
60 Steiger, Eduard vonEduard von Steiger BE 01940-12-1010 December 1940 01951-11-099 November 1951 Justice SVP/UDC 1945
1951		 B07
61 Kobelt, KarlKarl Kobelt SG 01940-12-1010 December 1940 01954-11-055 November 1954 Defence FDP/PRD 1946
1952		 C12
62 Nobs, ErnstErnst Nobs ZH 01943-12-1515 December 1943 01951-11-1313 November 1951 Finance SPS/PSS 1949 A10
63 Petitpierre, MaxMax Petitpierre NE 01944-12-1414 December 1944 01961-06-3030 June 1961 Foreign affairs FDP/PRD 1950
1955
1960		 G09
64 Rubattel, RodolpheRodolphe Rubattel VD 01947-12-1111 December 1947 01954-11-011 November 1954 Economic affairs FDP/PRD 1954 D09
65 Escher, JosefJosef Escher VS 01950-09-1414 September 1950 01954-11-2626 November 1954 Posts and Railways CVP/PDC — F07
66 Feldmann, MarkusMarkus Feldmann BE 01951-12-1313 December 1951 01958-11-033 November 1958 Justice SVP/UDC 1956 B08
67 Weber, MaxMax Weber ZH 01951-12-1313 December 1951 01953-12-088 December 1953 Finance SPS/PSS — A11
68 Streuli, HansHans Streuli ZH 01953-12-2222 December 1953 01959-11-1919 November 1959 Finance FDP/PRD 1957 A12
69 Holenstein, ThomasThomas Holenstein SG 01954-12-1616 December 1954 01959-11-2020 November 1959 Economic affairs CVP/PDC 1958 F08
70 Chaudet, PaulPaul Chaudet VD 01954-12-1616 December 1954 01966-11-2828 November 1966 Defence FDP/PRD 1959
1962		 D10
71 Lepori, GiuseppeGiuseppe Lepori TI 01954-12-1616 December 1954 01959-11-2424 November 1959 Posts and Railways CVP/PDC — C13
72 Wahlen, Friedrich TraugottFriedrich Traugott Wahlen BE 01958-12-1111 December 1958 01965-12-3131 December 1965 Justice, Economic affairs,
Foreign affairs		 SVP/UDC 1961 B09
73 Bourgknecht, JeanJean Bourgknecht FR 01959-12-1717 December 1959 01962-09-033 September 1962 Finance CVP/PDC — E12
74 Spuhler, WillyWilly Spühler ZH 01959-12-1717 December 1959 01970-01-3131 January 1970 Posts and Railways,
Transport, Energy, Communications,
Foreign affairs		 SPS/PSS 1963
1968		 A13
75 Moos, Ludwig vonLudwig von Moos OW 01959-12-1717 December 1959 01971-12-3131 December 1971 Justice CVP/PDC 1964
1969		 F09
76 Tschudi, Hans-PeterHans-Peter Tschudi BS 01959-12-1717 December 1959 01973-12-3131 December 1973 Home affairs SPS/PSS 1965
1970		 C14
77 Schaffner, HansHans Schaffner AG 01961-06-1515 June 1961 01969-12-3131 December 1969 Economic affairs FDP/PRD 1966 G10
78 Bonvin, RogerRoger Bonvin VS 01962-09-2727 September 1962 01973-12-3131 December 1973 Finance,
Transport, Energy, Communications		 CVP/PDC 1967
1973		 E13
79 Gnägi, RudolfRudolf Gnägi BE 01965-12-088 December 1965 01979-12-3131 December 1979 Transport, Energy, Communications,
Defence		 SVP/UDC 1971
1976		 B10
80 Celio, NelloNello Celio TI 01966-12-1515 December 1966 01973-12-3131 December 1973 Defence, Finance FDP/PRD 1972 D11
81 Graber, PierrePierre Graber NE 01969-12-1010 December 1969 01978-01-3131 January 1978 Foreign affairs SPS/PSS 1975 A14
82 Brugger, ErnstErnst Brugger ZH 01969-12-1010 December 1969 01978-01-3131 January 1978 Economic affairs FDP/PRD 1974 G11
83 Furgler, KurtKurt Furgler SG 01971-12-088 December 1971 01986-12-3131 December 1986 Justice, Economic affairs CVP/PDC 1977
1981
1985		 F10
84 Ritschard, WilliWilli Ritschard SO 01973-12-055 December 1973 01983-10-033 October 1983 Transport, Energy, Communications,
Finance		 SPS/PSS 1978 Died in office C15
85 Hurlimann, HansHans Hürlimann ZG 01973-12-055 December 1973 01982-12-3131 December 1982 Home affairs CVP/PDC 1979 E14
86 Chevallaz, Georges-AndréGeorges-André Chevallaz VD 01973-12-055 December 1973 01983-12-3131 December 1983 Finance, Defence FDP/PRD 1980 D12
87 Honegger, FritzFritz Honegger ZH 01977-12-077 December 1977 01982-12-3131 December 1982 Economic affairs FDP/PRD 1982 G12
88 Aubert, PierrePierre Aubert NE 01977-12-077 December 1977 01987-12-3131 December 1987 Foreign affairs SPS/PSS 1983
1987		 A15
89 Schlumpf, LeonLeon Schlumpf GR 01979-12-055 December 1979 01987-12-3131 December 1987 Transport, Energy, Communications SVP/UDC 1984 B11
90 Egli, AlphonsAlphons Egli LU 01982-12-088 December 1982 01986-12-3131 December 1986 Home affairs CVP/PDC 1986 E15
91 Friedrich, RudolfRudolf Friedrich ZH 01982-12-088 December 1982 01984-10-2020 October 1984 Justice FDP/PRD — G13
92 Stich, OttoOtto Stich SO 01983-12-077 December 1983 01995-10-3131 October 1995 Finance SPS/PSS 1988
1994		 C16
93 Delamuraz, Jean-PascalJean-Pascal Delamuraz VD 01983-12-077 December 1983 01998-03-3030 March 1998 Defence, Economic affairs FDP/PRD 1989
1996		 D13
94 Kopp, ElisabethElisabeth Kopp ZH 01984-10-022 October 1984 01989-01-1212 January 1989 Justice FDP/PRD — G14
95 Koller, ArnoldArnold Koller AI 01986-12-1010 December 1986 01999-01-1313 January 1999 Justice, Defence CVP/PDC 1990
1997		 F11
96 Cotti, FlavioFlavio Cotti TI 01986-12-1010 December 1986 01999-01-1313 January 1999 Home affairs, Foreign affairs CVP/PDC 1991
1998		 E16
97 Felber, RenéRené Felber NE 01987-12-099 December 1987 01993-03-3131 March 1993 Foreign affairs SPS/PSS 1992 A16
98 Ogi, AdolfAdolf Ogi BE 01987-12-099 December 1987 02000-12-3131 December 2000 Transport, Energy, Communications,
Defence		 SVP/UDC 1993
2000		 B12
99 Villiger, KasparKaspar Villiger LU 01989-02-011 February 1989 02003-12-3131 December 2003 Defence, Finance FDP/PRD 1995
2002		 G15
100 Dreifuss, RuthRuth Dreifuss GE 01993-03-1010 March 1993 02002-12-3131 December 2002 Home affairs SPS/PSS 1999 Elected after Francis Matthey declined the election. A17
101 Leuenberger, MoritzMoritz Leuenberger ZH 01995-09-2727 September 1995 1 November 2010 Transport, Energy, Communications SPS/PSS 2001
2006		 C17
102 Couchepin, PascalPascal Couchepin VS 01998-03-1111 March 1998 02009-10-3131 October 2009 Economic affairs, Home affairs FDP/PRD 2003
2008		 D14
103 Metzler-Arnold, RuthRuth Metzler-Arnold AI 01999-03-1111 March 1999 02003-12-3131 December 2003 Justice CVP/PDC — Not re-elected F12
104 Deiss, JosephJoseph Deiss FR 01999-03-1111 March 1999 02006-07-3131 July 2006 Foreign affairs, Economic affairs CVP/PDC 2004 E17
105 Schmid, SamuelSamuel Schmid BE 02000-12-066 December 2000 31 December 2008 Defence BDP 2005 Elected for SVP/UDC B13
106 Calmy-Rey, MichelineMicheline Calmy-Rey GE 02002-12-044 December 2002 31 December 2011 Foreign affairs SPS/PSS 2007
2011		 A18
107 Blocher, ChristophChristoph Blocher ZH 02003-12-1010 December 2003 02007-12-3131 December 2007 Justice SVP/UDC — Not re-elected. F13
108 Merz, Hans-RudolfHans-Rudolf Merz AR 02003-12-1010 December 2003 1 November 2010 Finance FDP/PRD 2009 G16
109 Leuthard, DorisDoris Leuthard AG 02006-06-1414 June 2006 Incumbent Economic Affairs,
Transport, Energy, Communications		 CVP/PDC 2010 E18
110 Widmer-Schlumpf, EvelineEveline Widmer-Schlumpf GR 02007-12-1212 December 2007 Incumbent Justice,
Finance		 BDP 2012 Initially elected for SVP/UDC F14
111 Maurer, UeliUeli Maurer ZH 02008-12-1010 December 2008 Incumbent Defence SVP/UDC — B14
112 Burkhalter, DidierDidier Burkhalter NE 02009-09-1616 September 2009 Incumbent Home affairs, Foreign affairs FDP/PRD — D15
113 Sommaruga, SimonettaSimonetta Sommaruga BE 02010-09-2222 September 2010 Incumbent Justice SPS/PSS — C18
114 Schneider-Ammann, JohannJohann Schneider-Ammann BE 02010-09-2222 September 2010 Incumbent Economic affairs FDP/PRD — G17
115 Berset, AlainAlain Berset FR 02011-12-1414 December 2011 Incumbent Home affairs SPS/PSS — A19

Legend:
Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) after 1894; previously a more or less coherent group of Liberals, Radicals and Democrats
Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC)
Liberal Party (LPS/PLS)
Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) after 1971; previously Party of Farmers, Traders and Independents (BGB/PAI) and associated minor parties
Social Democratic Party (SPS/PSS)
Conservative Democratic Party (BDP/PBD) The Councillors currently serving are indicated with bold type.

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